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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.png|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per fess Gules and vaire of the first and Argent, in chief three piles wavy, the points meeting in fess of the last, each charged with a fleur-de-lis of the first.<br> | Shield:Per fess Gules and vaire of the first and Argent, in chief three piles wavy, the points meeting in fess of the last, each charged with a fleur-de-lis of the first.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a demi-double-headed eagle displayed Or langued Azure charged with three arrowheads points down Sable surmounted in base by a tower of the fourth in front of and between two oak sprays with acorns of the second and leaves Vert.<br> | Crest:On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a demi-double-headed eagle displayed Or langued Azure charged with three arrowheads points down Sable surmounted in base by a tower of the fourth in front of and between two oak sprays with acorns of the second and leaves Vert.<br> | ||
Motto: I MAINTAIN THE RIGHT. | Motto:I MAINTAIN THE RIGHT. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess Gules and vaire of the first and Argent, in chief three piles wavy, the points meeting in fess of the last, each charged with a fleur-de-lis of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll turned Red inscribed "I MAINTAIN THE RIGHT" in Red letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Silver metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per fess Gules and vaire of the first and Argent, in chief three piles wavy, the points meeting in fess of the last, each charged with a fleur-de-lis of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll turned Red inscribed "I MAINTAIN THE RIGHT" in Red letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The coat of arms was originally approved for the 307th Engineer Battalion on 27 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, Organized Reserve on 21 October 1942. It was amended to add the Organized Reserve crest on 10 April 1943. It was amended to delete the Organized Reserve crest on 8 April 1952. The insignia was redesignated for the 307th Engineer Battalion on 19 August 1958. It was amended to change the wording in the blazon of the shield on 30 April 1963. It was amended to change the motto on 29 February 1968. The coat of arms was amended to add a crest and to change the motto on 19 October 1972. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 307th Engineer Battalion on 13 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, Organized Reserve on 21 October 1942. The insignia was again redesignated for the 307th Engineer Battalion and amended to add the motto on 19 August 1958. It was amended to change the wording in the description on 30 April 1963. It was amended to change the motto on 29 February 1968. The distinctive unit insignia was amended to change the motto on 5 September 1972 | The coat of arms was originally approved for the 307th Engineer Battalion on 27 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, Organized Reserve on 21 October 1942. It was amended to add the Organized Reserve crest on 10 April 1943. It was amended to delete the Organized Reserve crest on 8 April 1952. The insignia was redesignated for the 307th Engineer Battalion on 19 August 1958. It was amended to change the wording in the blazon of the shield on 30 April 1963. It was amended to change the motto on 29 February 1968. The coat of arms was amended to add a crest and to change the motto on 19 October 1972. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 307th Engineer Battalion on 13 August 1942. It was redesignated for the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, Organized Reserve on 21 October 1942. The insignia was again redesignated for the 307th Engineer Battalion and amended to add the motto on 19 August 1958. It was amended to change the wording in the description on 30 April 1963. It was amended to change the motto on 29 February 1968. The distinctive unit insignia was amended to change the motto on 5 September 1972 | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1942]] | [[Category:Granted 1942]] | ||